Arizona voters are increasingly ditching partisan affiliation, allowing them to vote in any primary they want. In 2014, they wanted to influence Republican races by more than 2-to-1.
Read More »Independent voters went Republican in primary, stoking calls to change system
Why is Maricopa County prosecuting, mistreating my mentally ill sister?
Moving to Maricopa County in May 2013 turned out to be tragic for my 51-year-old sister, Jewel Ewing.
Read More »State Supreme Court gives green light to MCCCD at-large seats 
Elections for two new at-large seats to the Maricopa County Community College District governing board will take place, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled today.
Read More »Skepticism abounds over governor’s race polling 
The dearth of reliable, independent polling in Arizona elections is nothing new. A long-term decline in independent polling by universities and media organizations has left IEs and other biased groups as the main source of publicly available polling for the state’s elections.
Read More »Maricopa County attorney to restructure divisions
The Maricopa County Attorney's Office is restructuring some divisions in an effort to enhance prosecutions of serious felonies.
Read More »AZ Supreme Court to consider future of community college district seats 
The Arizona Supreme Court agreed today to hear an appeal to a ruling that struck down a 2010 law adding two at-large seats to the Maricopa County Community College District governing board.
Read More »As more AZ independents vote in primaries, GOP eyes closing them
The number of independents voting in the partisan primary election on Aug. 26 is expected to surge this year. And with nearly all the primary election action concentrated on the Republican side, independents are overwhelmingly choosing to vote in the GOP primary.
Read More »Election officials turn to yellow envelopes and electronic poll books to avoid repeat of 2012 
With the protests over the high number of provisional ballots and delayed election results in 2012 still fresh in their minds, elections officials are taking steps to ensure the 2014 election is not a repeat.
Read More »Secretary of state agrees to scrap county-based signature requirements 
A requirement dating back to statehood that statewide candidates collect signatures from at least three counties in order to qualify for the ballot will be a thing of the past starting in 2016.
Read More »Appeals court rules new Community College District seats unconstitutional 
The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled today that a 2010 law adding two at-large seats to the Maricopa County Community College District governing board is unconstitutional, meaning the candidates for those seats will not be on the 2014 general election ballot.
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